Patterns for Life Audiobook Chapter 12 It might seem that with all these restrictions of form and pattern we do not have much room for creativity, but in fact this could not be further from the truth. When we come to these limits and place ourselves within their boundaries, we each come to them as … Read more

Meet Meka Every month here at Patterns for Life we highlight an individual homeschool mom through a written interview in order to encourage and inspire our readers. We know it can be helpful to meet — whether virtually or in real life — other mothers who are in the trenches with us here and now, … Read more

Is that really a question? Welcome to The Diner! It’s season two and you won’t want to miss out. Come sit at the counter of our virtual diner and let us serve you a slice of mental pie! It’ll go good with a cup of coffee, then you get your refreshed self back to the … Read more

The Wild Card We Call Homeschooling Christ is Risen!! This past fall Laura was invited to speak at the first Orthodoxy and Education Conference, hosted by the St. Basil Center for Orthodox Thought and Culture. Here, on our substack, we are publishing her talk in 4 parts (to allow for time for busy moms to … Read more

Patterns for Life Chapter 11 audiobook The primary role of parents in the early years, according to Charlotte Mason, is as inspirers. We are servant leaders who teach character and train habit by example. We disciple our children by modeling what discipleship looks like. We teach them to love others by loving them; by looking … Read more

Meet Susan Every month here at we highlight an individual homeschool mom through a written interview in order to encourage and inspire our readers. We know it can be helpful to meet — whether virtually or in real life — other mothers who are in the trenches with us here and now, and can relate … Read more

A short recap Welcome to The Diner! It’s season two and you won’t want to miss out. Come sit at the counter of our virtual diner and let us serve you a slice of mental pie! It’ll go good with a cup of coffee, then you get your refreshed self back to the fray with … Read more

The biggest secret of motherhood is that the labor pains never stop. Not everything you read on the mommy-blogosphere sticks, but this one has pestered me for almost twenty years. I read it for the first time in the early days of nursing my oldest, only a few months after a difficult birth experience. Frankly, … Read more

The Wild Card We Call Homeschooling This fall Laura was invited to speak at the first Orthodoxy and Education Conference, hosted by the St. Basil Center for Orthodox Thought and Culture. Here, on our substack, we are publishing her talk in 4 parts (to allow for time for busy moms to read and reflect), but … Read more

Plus a special treat for paid subscribers Lent is now in full swing. Clean Week flew by in a swirl of services and prostrations and today’s celebration of the Triumph of Orthodoxy over iconoclasm set our feet firmly on the narrow but well-trodden path of our ancestors in Christ. Each of us must struggle with … Read more